Bottom Lounge

The bottom lounge is the best! Great venue, amazing staff, pretty decent acoustics depending on where you stand, and fair concert prices for alcohol. The location is amazing as it's right off "restaurant row"in the west loop, so dinner and a show is walkable and affordable. 5 stars!

Went there for a concert and found it very enjoyable. An intimate venue with a manageable crowd. 2 different counters to get drinks with quick service. The hot pretzel was delicious as well. Clean bathrooms!

I came here on 4/28/2022 to watch The Warning. They.Were.Amazing. Staff were polite and helpful. We came to the meet and greet and everything was setup pretty well. The concert afterwards was really freaking cool. Can't wait to see The Warning again!!

I attended this venue last night (04/23/2022) for a Prince Daddy & The Hyena concert and this was the best venue I have been to in a long time. The security last night was amazing and made sure to monitor the crowd to make sure nothing got too crazy. 11/10 to those guys. They did a great job and made me feel safe and comfortable the entire show!

I've been to a lot of music venues. The Bottom Lounge may be on the smaller side, but it is BY FAR the best venue I've been to. The sound quality is 10/10. I've stood next to the speakers and left without my ears ringing. The sound mixers know exactly what they are doing. They also do not oversell tickets. Last concert I went to was a sold out show and I was able to comfortably stand for the show. Highly recommend.

Nice venue, good drink list. Food is above average bar food. Pretty easy to get to using the CTA and if you can bare parking in Chicago the nearby streets are not permit only

A fantastic space for small shows! If you love the energy of being right up at a chest height stage and some solid bass, you'll love this pit style stage! Some issues to keep in mind though. The audio isn't great, both in quality or balance. That may have been the engineer, or the speakers. I don't mind for intimate shows like this though. I'm there for the energy, not the clarity. The biggest issue I had was that the merch tables were crammed into the same narrow hallway that the bathrooms are in. Bathrooms are rough, which is pretty common for concert venues like this, I find. Otherwise, staff was nice and organized. There is a restaurant and pinball arcade prior to the entrance to the pit. I didn't make use of anything in that area however. Parking is typical of Chicago, get it where you can. We had parked a few blocks away, and as we walked I didn't notice any available nearby, but I wasn't really looking.

Such a fun atmosphere! My cousin and I had a great time at their Seinfeld trivia night. Crowd was competitive but still super friendly. I look forward to...

Really good concert experience. Show ID (+ Vaccine Card in Feb 2022) to get into the restaurant/bar, then tickets to get into the concert room. Concert room has small bar, decent bathrooms, and a stage that is way higher than most rooms this size so you can actually see no matter where you are.

Okay, so this is a nice little spot for a fun night out. There is a music venue on site. However, there are also lots of tvs and pinball machines in the...